The reason some "flocked to see the Wasps" is precisely because it IS on their doorstep. Had they relocated to Wellesbourne or wherever, very few from Coventry would have gone.
The argument, that it is a heritage/identity thing and that it wouldn't be representing Coventry if it sets one step outside of the city sort of lost its credibility when people flocked to see the Wasps.
The reason some "flocked to see the Wasps" is precisely because it IS on their doorstep. Had they relocated to Wellesbourne or wherever, very few from Coventry would have gone.
I agree. But you used them to compare our situation if we had to travel again. What I look forward to is seeing what their attendances are when they stop the free
transport. It isn't just the cost of travel but also the organising the travel each game. If you don't drive or don't fancy driving 200 miles for each game you will go less unless you are a diehard. And they haven't been in Coventry for anywhere near long enough to replace these supporters.
Maybe this is the SISU plan. They saw that we wouldn't follow them to Northampton. And Wasps have moved nearly three times as far. So they see the Ricoh as becoming a bargain and white elephant again. And will keep up with the pretense of a new stadium until they see what happens over the next couple of years.
If you are talking about Wasps I didn't use them as an example, I responded to Ashdown's post and I mentioned Bees (different stingy insect entirely)
But yes, if they have even a suspicion that Wasps might struggle they will keep up the pretence.
How far would you travel? Bedworth? Stoke? What if they relocated to Yorkshire? What if they changed the name of the club as well, to say, Wakefield Sky Blues? Would you still support the team and travel every weekend?
What if Sphinx or Cov United then made it into the league? Would you ever support them instead of or as well as Wakefield Sky Blues?
Do you have any proof to support that statement? A survey or something? Do you think anyone travels from Warwick to see Coventry play?
If we only had a handful of fans at sixth fields and the fact that a new stadium cannot be built I wouldn't have thought in the Coventry boundaries - why would our fans treat a new stadium any differently to attending sixth-fields - I would not attend a game outside the Coventry boundaries and personally would treat it like sixth-field and would not attend - therefore where are these revenues going to come from even if the club did build there own stadium - would the club not be better asking the fans if they built a stadium ex miles away would you attend - as i think they maybe shocked with the results
Maybe you have, but it certainly doesn't look like you've asked yourself the reasons WHY! You seem very "Myopic" in your reasoning mateNo I don't need to rethink my reply. It's your choice mate, I've come to peace with the reality that we have shit support(ers) for a while now.
A couple more fantastic posts, well done.
Meanwhile I'll continue to support the team, location isn't relevant as Ann Lucas and her cronies would not grant planning for a CCFC ground within its boundaries, so wake up!
It might be a sound idea to ask Ann why CCC wouldn't renegotiate from £1:28M to our current rent £100K, then we wouldn't have had to move to Northampton or why they didn't offer CCFC the opportunity of the deal struck with Wasps??????????
Do you have any proof to support that statement? A survey or something? Do you think anyone travels from Warwick to see Coventry play?
As long as its a reasonable distance people would still go, the only ones who won't are those who aren't going anyway at the moment and are still boycotting because we signed Marlon King
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